WILD ALASKA BLOG

A thousand trails home, with Seth Kantner

By Hilary Stamper | February 8, 2022

Author Seth Kantner shares stories from his new book, a stunningly lyrical firsthand account of a life spent hunting, studying and living alongside caribou in wild Alaska.

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America’s climate forest must be protected

By Corey Himrod | January 25, 2022

If the Biden administration expects to be the climate leader it promised, the nation’s forests must remain protected from further extraction and destruction.

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The slide show that changed history

By Corey Himrod | January 20, 2022

On the anniversary of President Biden halting all oil and gas activities in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, author Finis Dunaway revisits the unlikely activist who helped build a grassroots protection movement one slide show at a time.

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Wilderness and traditional Indigenous beliefs

By Corey Himrod | December 17, 2021

Indigenous people had no word for Wilderness. What are the implications of this increasingly noted fact?

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Birds on the polar bears’ menu

By Corey Himrod | December 7, 2021

The Arctic is warming and changing fast, from vanishing sea ice and shifting habitats to what’s on the menu for the region’s top predator.

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The battle over the Arctic Refuge is about more than oil

By Corey Himrod | November 30, 2021

Drilling in the Arctic Refuge would have devastating impacts on wildlife, beginning with caribou.

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The League says goodbye to an old friend

By Kristen Miller | November 12, 2021

We were deeply saddened recently to learn of the passing of longtime friend and colleague, John McComb.

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Mic Crenshaw on Operation ROAM: The Arctic Refuge

By Monica Scherer | November 3, 2021

Love is King and Operation ROAM made its inaugural expedition to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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The Gwich’in and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

By Corey Himrod | October 22, 2021

A fight against oil development in the Arctic.

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Migrations: A whimbrel’s wayward journey

By Corey Himrod | October 12, 2021

A GPS tracker reveals an incredible Alaska journey.

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